Senior project week 2 reflection

 In the second week of senior project, I rapped up the interview portion of my project and began editing the footage that I had received. I started off Monday interviewing Brynne Makeckhnie in Slocumb hall where I used the blue ceramics wall as my background, thanks to Kate Austin. This week I really became familiar with the editing process, as im currently using iMovie. Lucky enough iMovie is not exactly "Rocket Science" so I was able to figure it out pretty quick. I began the process by sorting my clips and cutting them into sections. Some of my answers were better in certain parts so finding those good parts was really the beggining. On Tuesday I drove to campus to get some footage of Tucker, Tate, and Josh playing baseball, so I could layer the video of Josh getting a hit over the audio from his interview answer relating to baseball. I enjoyed filming the baseball players as it gave me an excuse to watch them play. The rest of the days of the week I spent reviewing and editing my clips, but I don't really even think i'm close to where I should be when it comes to editing. Although overall I definitely did benefit from the work I did this week the next couple days are gonna be some of the most important as I get the video ready for Express Fest. Im currently waiting on my Mentor Ryan to send me some extra B roll clips to put over some other interviewees speaking but until then I must do what I do best and wing it. I had a conversation with Kyle Connolly on Friday night in the gym while I was playing basketball, during that conversation I reflected on my senior project. I think the biggest takeaway was that going to turks and Caicos, like some of my peers, is definitely more exciting than editing video all day. Nevertheless Im happy with how this project is turning out and look forward to sharing it. 


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